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Title: William Gordon v. State Texas
Author : First District, Houston Court of Appeals of Texas
Release Date : January 16, 1986
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 62 KB

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Appellant was found guilty by a jury of violating the civil rights of a prisoner, a felony of the third degree, which rises to second degree if the complainant sustains serious bodily injury, and to first degree felony "if death occurs." V.T.C.A. Penal Code, ? 39.021(b). The jury found appellant guilty of a third degree felony and assessed his punishment at five years confinement and a two thousand dollar fine, both probated. As a condition of probation the trial court ordered appellant to pay restitution to complainants family of up to four thousand dollars for funeral expenses. We granted review to decide whether the trial court was authorized to impose this condition.